Bryan Young (filmmaker)

Bryan Young
Young in 2011
Born (1980-07-17) July 17, 1980 (age 44)
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, United States
Occupation(s)Blogger, author, and filmmaker.
Years active1999–present
SpousesAmberley Marie Young (2001–2021)

Bryan Young (born July 17, 1980) is an American blogger, author and filmmaker.

Biography

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At age 18, Young received local press coverage when he became the first person in the city of Provo, Utah, to get in line for the opening of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.[1] Three years later, he repeated the stunt, camping out at the cinema three weeks before the opening of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[2]

Young was inducted as an honorary member of the 501st Legion.[3]

Film

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Young co-directed two feature films, Missy and The Fleapit Three, and a feature-length documentary, The Misbehavers.[citation needed] He collaborated with director and friend Steven Greenstreet on a pair of documentaries, serving as assistant director for This Divided State and producing Killer at Large.[4]

His short film 3 1/2 Stars won Best Writing at the Helper Film Festival.[citation needed]

Writing

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In collaboration with Elias Pate and Derek Hunter, Young contributed to the comic book series Pirate Club, released quarterly by Slave Labor Graphics.[5] He's contributed essays to Marvel's Star Wars: Age of Republic comics.[6]

His self-published novel Lost at the Con, as well as Operation Montauk, The Serpent's Head, and The Aeronaut from Silence in the Library publishing received positive reviews.[7][8][9][10][11] A short story was also included in the anthology A Hero by Any Other Name.[12]

He has freelanced for Star Wars Insider,[13] the official Star Wars blog,[14] HuffPost,[15] Salt Lake City Weekly,[16] and "geek news and reviews" blog Big Shiny Robot!, which he co-founded.[citation needed]

It was announced at New York Comic Con that he would be co-writing the Robotech role-playing game.[17] This project drew attention when it was announced that the game would use gender neutral language.[18]

His novel in the BattleTech universe, Honor's Gauntlet, won the Diamond Quill award in 2021.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Horiuchi, Vince (May 8, 1999). "Magic of 'Star Wars' Sends Fan Camping for Tickets". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. A1.
  2. ^ Snider, Eric D. (16 May 2002). "Fan plays out Episode II of waiting game". The Daily Herald. Herald Communications. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Honorary Members". 501st Legion: Vader's Fist. 501st Legion. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Killer At Large: An Interview With The Filmmakers". Bodybuilding.com. 2008-09-21. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  5. ^ Hunter, Derek (2005-11-15). Pirate Club. Slave Labor Books. ISBN 9781593620233.
  6. ^ "Star Wars: Age of the Republic: General Grievous (2019) No. 1 review". 14 March 2019.
  7. ^ Wilson, Andy (13 June 2011). "Required Summer Reading for Geeks: Lost at the Con". HuffPost. Oath Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ^ Ratcliffe, Amy (7 June 2011). "Book Review: Lost at the Con". Geek with Curves. Amy Ratcliffe. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ^ Sheehan, Gavin (11 May 2011). "Lost at the Con". Salt Lake City Weekly. Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  10. ^ Foy, James (2 June 2012). "Book review: 'Operation: Montauk' is a time-traveling adventure". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  11. ^ Levine, Andrea (14 May 2012). "[IGH] on Books: OPERATION: Montauk by Bryan Young". [insertgeekhere]. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. ^ A Hero by Any Other Name. Silence in the Library LLC. June 2013. ISBN 9780989676823. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  13. ^ "Bryan Young | StarWars.com". StarWars.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  14. ^ "Bryan Young". Star Wars. Lucasfilm Ltd. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Bryan Young: author, journalist, filmmaker". HuffPost. Oath, Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Big Shiny Robot!". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Robotech comes to NYCC anime fest as panel teases new games and live-action movie". www.syfy.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-05.
  18. ^ "Strange Machine Games Adds Gender Neutral Language to 'Robotech' RPG". 11 March 2019.
  19. ^ "League of Utah Writers Quill Awards". League of Utah Writers. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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